Chronic Urticaria Index
Collection Restrictions
Patients taking calcineurin inhibitors should stop their medication for 72 hours prior to draw.
Patients taking prednisone should be off their medication for 2 weeks prior to draw.
Collection Requirements
Source: blood
Container:
- Preferred: Red gel
- Acceptable: Red
Volume: 3 mL in vacutainer
Turn Around Time
3-5 days
Availability
Routine
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen: serum
Spin, separate, and refrigerate
Performing Laboratory
Eurofins Viracor
Adele Hall Lab Section
Sendouts
Instrumentation/Methodology
Ex Vivo Challenge, Cell Cuture, and Histamine Analysis
Reference Ranges
See Report
CPT
86352